Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
201 people call this town in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur home.
At under 1,000 residents, Piégut is too small for the grades other French towns get. 17% of its homes are second homes. Over-65s are only 12% of the population.
The 2 things Piégut does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Piégut as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Grégoire, in Tallard, 3.4 mi away.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Piégut.
Degrees are held by nearly two in five adults, higher than both Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (30%). Under 15: a fifth of residents. People aged 15 to 24 are 10% of the population.
46% women, 54% men
About 119 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Piégut | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 12% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.4% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 18% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 6.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs based in Piégut number 50, against 100 residents in work (0.4 per worker). The jobless rate is 8.7%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 5 homes were sold in Piégut.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Piégut is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Piégut yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piégut | 201 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gap Hautes-Alpes | 41,293 | 7.4 | B+ | C | C | A− |
| La Bâtie-Neuve Hautes-Alpes | 2,628 | 8.8 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Chorges Hautes-Alpes | 3,146 | 10 | B+ | D | A | B− |
| Veynes Hautes-Alpes | 3,214 | 16 | B+ | C+ | B− | A− |
| Laragne-Montéglin Hautes-Alpes | 3,549 | 18 | C− | B+ | D | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Piégut is a commune of 201 people in the Communauté de communes Serre-Ponçon Val d'Avance. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.